Timing

It’s been said that timing is everything. The South Hagerstown softball team had timing issues all afternoon Thursday — from timing the opponent’s pitcher to untimely miscues and aggressiveness on the bases. And in the end, it was timely hitting on the part of Kennedy, which got a pair of bases-loaded singles in the top of the seventh inning to rally for a 12-11 win over the Rebels in the first round of the Maryland Class 3A West playoffs at South. “We didn’t have much emotion,” said South coach Angie Jeffries.

JB has perfect timing Ship's last shot too late to stop Rockets' rally By CURT HORNBECKER / Staff Correspondent photo: JOE CROCETTA / staff photographer MERCERSBURG, Pa. - The term "blowout" is apparently not in the vocabulary of the James Buchanan boys basketball team, as six of its seven wins have come by a combined 12 points. continued As long as they continue to pull out nail-biter victories, Rockets coach Larry Strawoet likely doesn't care.

Retired teacher sees a need for children's books that promote the values her ancestors lived by By KATE COLEMAN Staff Writer Timing is everything. Gen. George B. McClellan didn't immediately pursue the retreating Confederate forces after the battle of Antietam. His delay cost him his command. Author Myrtle Long Haldeman's timing is good. Her children's book, "Cassie: The Girl With the Hero's Heart," just has been released. It tells the story of an 11-year-old girl and her family in the months surrounding the battle of Antietam.

bobp@herald-mail.com WILLIAMSPORT - Hits are like comedy. Each is more effective when they are well timed. The Williamsport baseball team had the proper delivery and got the last laugh in a 14-1 victory over Clear Spring Monday in the Maryland Class 1A West quarterfinal. David Warrenfeltz did the set up with a three-run home run in the first and starting pitcher Andy Taylor delivered the punchline with a second-inning grand slam to overwhelm the Blazers. And what made it worse for Clear Spring, both blasts came with two outs.

Most traffic signals in Chambersburg back on regular timing By STACEY DANZUSO / Staff Writer, Chambersburg The Chambersburg Borough Council Wednesday heard a report on the state of traffic signals in the borough. Assistant Electric Superintendent Scott Miller said a borough-wide power outage in January threw off many of the downtown signals, but all but two are now back on their regular timing. He said the signals at Queen and Main streets and Lincoln Way and Second Street were still not functioning at their regular intervals.

The timing of Saddam Hussein's execution, rather than the act itself, concerned Hagerstown physician Shahab Siddiqui, an active member of the Islamic Society of Western Maryland. The execution occurred on the eve of the Islamic holiday Eid al-Adha, the Muslim feast of sacrifice, and at a time when millions of Muslims were making a pilgrimage, or hajj, to Mecca in Saudi Arabia. "The timing of this is very odd and wrong," Siddiqui said, comparing it to Westerners conducting an execution on Christmas.

martinsburg@herald-mail.com MARTINSBURG, W.VA. - Sometimes a police officer simply finds himself at the right place, at the right time. That was the case Tuesday night for Jerry Bradshaw, a deputy with the Berkeley County Sheriff's Department. Bradshaw was at the intersection of Foxcroft Avenue and Apple Harvest Drive in Martinsburg at about 10:55 p.m. Tuesday when he noticed a man running from the side door of a McDonald's restaurant, according to records filed in Berkeley County Magistrate Court.

Motorists who have been frustrated by the number of red lights that impede their progress on Hagerstown streets may soon find the going a bit easier. The Maryland State Highway Administration plans to turn on a new traffic signal synchronization system today, about two weeks earlier than expected. By early next week, all of the lights on main thoroughfares and side streets downtown should be timed properly and working together, George Small, an assistant district engineer for traffic with the State Highway Administration, said.

MERCERSBURG, Pa. - Many coaches and players will describe a tie game in sports as no better than kissing a sister. But the Mercersburg Academy boys soccer team took much more away from its draw against Martinsburg on Wednesday. The Blue Storm scored the tying goal with 2:27 left in regulation and withstood a fierce Bulldogs attack in 20 minutes of overtime to escape with a 1-1 tie. "Playing against Martinsburg is always a good game because of the talent and numbers they have," said Mercersburg coach Peter Kempe.

The spirit of a Sept. 11, 2001, commemoration Sunday afternoon prompted Betty L. Bitner to make an impromptu decision and place a sentimental possession in a time capsule. Bitner, of Chambersburg, put a coin on top of the items already packed into the time capsule, which will be opened in 2021. She had carried the coin for the past several years since her parents died. The coin has a message on it about God carrying people in difficult times. The concept resonated with Bitner as she reflected on the nearly 3,000 people killed in terrorist attacks 12 years ago. “As I think of this, it's symbolic these people went home to their Lord,” she said.

Additional input is being gathered for a time capsule expected to be encased when a Sept. 11, 2001, memorial is dedicated in Washington Township, Pa. The memorial at Red Run Park will be dedicated the evening of Wednesday, Sept. 11. The time capsule will be embedded in the memorial's floor after the dedication so that media coverage of the ceremony can be included. A website, www.tribute911.org , is set up to collect stories about how Waynesboro-area residents were affected by the terrorist attacks on Sept.

A scheduled preliminary hearing Thursday for a Martinsburg man charged in the Aug. 21 slaying of his wife has been postponed to give his newly appointed attorney time to review the case, Berkeley County Prosecuting Attorney Pamela Games-Neely said. Rickie L. Greenfield Jr., 29, of Pendleton Drive, is being held with bond on one count of first degree murder in the death of Jill Greenfield, 29, of the same address. Greenfield was due to appear before Berkeley County Magistrate JoAnn Overington for the preliminary hearing.

A Maryland Correctional Training Center inmate was alert and in stable condition Tuesday morning at R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore after he was stabbed multiple times Monday night, according to Mark Vernarelli, a spokesman for the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. The inmate's condition was not believed to be life-threatening, Vernarelli said in an e-mail. The incident began Monday night as a fight involving three inmates in a housing unit and correctional officers quickly got it under control, Vernarelli wrote.

Ballet and All That Jazz dancers recently completed another successful dance season. Nine high school seniors performed together for the last time in the dance school's spring recital May 18 at The Maryland Theatre in Hagerstown. The dancers are Kristen Davis, Emily Fortney, Maggie Manspeaker, Moriah Garling, Ellen McQuaid, Akelah Taylor, Laura Meckley, Caroline Bradford and Emily Newmann. In June, dancers joined instructor Bonnie Slawson, learning contemporary, jazz and hip-hop dances at jazz camp.

Family movie time will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Williamsport Memorial Library. The movie “Gnomeo & Juliet” (rated G) will be shown. The movie is free, along with refreshments. Reservations are not required. Flea market/yard sale spaces available A flea market/yard sale will be held Saturday, Aug. 24, and Sunday, Aug. 25, at Byron Memorial Park in conjunction with Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Days. There are spaces still available to rent. The spaces cost $15 each and are good for both days.

The latest proposal by the Hagerstown Suns to Fredericksburg, Va., might not spell the end of the team's relationship with Hagerstown, but some local elected officials believe the time has come for the city to act. The Suns are not a lost cause, but after two years of inaction, the city's elected officials cannot keep waiting for Winchester, Va., Fredericksburg, or some other city to decide the team's future, Councilman Lewis C. Metzner said Wednesday....

Jayson Werth launched a two-run homer in the seventh inning for his 1,000th career hit, highlighting a five-run rally that sent the Washington Nationals over the Philadelphia Phillies 8-5 Saturday night. Werth got three hits, including an RBI single in the fourth and his two-out, tiebreaking shot off reliever Zach Miner. In his second major league game, Tanner Roark (1-0) pitched two spotless innings. Tyler Clippard surrendered Domonic Brown's 26th home run in the eighth and Rafael Soriano pitched the ninth for his 29th save.

Story Time Adventures will be Thursday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Macy's Court at Valley Mall. Those ages 2 to 8 can participate in interactive stories, songs and crafts while learning about chickens. The event is presented by the Washington County Farm Bureau. Municipal Band to perform The Hagerstown Municipal Band will perform Sunday at 7:30 p.m. at the band shell in City Park. The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, go to www.hagerstownband.org . Gospel in the Park A gospel music concert will be Wednesday, Aug. 14, at 7 p.m. at City Park.

Area Boy Scouts attending the National Jamboree took advantage of an opportunity to give back to the community on July 18. National Jamboree Troop B404, which is comprised of Hagerstown area Scouts, participated in the Messengers of Peace Day of Service, a program designed to benefit both Scouts and organizations throughout the surrounding community. Troop B404 members were bused from Mount Hope, W.Va., site of the jamboree, to Hinton, W.Va., to assist the Summers County Council on Aging Inc. in the renovation of a senior center.